Timeline: Microsoft's journey - four decades, three CEOs


  • TECH
  • Wednesday, 05 Feb 2014

LOST ITS LUSTRE: Microsoft, the 39-year-old company that fueled the PC revolution, but is now struggling to establish its long-term identity. - Reuters

SAN FRANCISCO: Satya Nadella's elevation to CEO and co-founder Bill Gates' decision to relinquish his chairmanship at Microsoft Corp marks a changing of the guard at a 39-year-old company that fueled the PC revolution but is now struggling to establish its long-term identity.

Here are some highlights in the four-decade journey of the world's largest software maker:

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